HIGH rates of family violence, avoidable cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease deaths, and unnecessary presentations to emergency departments, define Wellington’s health and wellbeing snapshot.
The snapshots of Gippsland’s six local government areas (LGA) show how each municipality’s community compares to the whole of Gippsland and Victoria.
Information for the snapshots is taken from the Gippsland PHN Health Needs Assessment 2022-2025, highlighting multiple and complex priorities for the region’s primary health system.
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Gippsland PHN chief executive officer, Amanda Proposch, said the Health Needs Assessment helped work towards the organisation’s vision for a ‘measurably healthier Gippsland’.
“Individual PHNs are responsible for identifying and addressing the primary health needs in their region,” Ms Proposch said.
“We do this through strategic planning, commissioning services, supporting general practice and other health care providers in continuous improvement, and designing programs to facilitate seamless care.
“We are also focusing on driving positive change in health behaviours through the adoption and use digital health tools and technologies by healthcare providers in Gippsland.
“Building an integrated system of health that considers multiple, interconnected factors across the lifespan inclusive of community, carers and consumers is critical.”
Notable aspects of the Wellington LGA are:
- High rate of family violence.
- High rates of avoidable deaths due to cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- High rate of presentations to Emergency Departments that could be treated in primary care.
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